Hueytown High principal wanted on charge he tried to cover up teacher-student sex allegations

Hueytown High principal wanted on charge he tried to cover up teacher-student sex allegations

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Updated: 9:02 AM CDT May 17, 2017

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WEBVTT THE KELLY'S REMAIN IN THE SHELBYCOUNTY JAIL ON $1 MILLION BONDEACH.LATE THIS AFTERNOON, A HIGHSCHOOL PRINCIPAL SURRENDERED TOPOLICE FOLLOWING A POSSIBLETEACHER SEX SCANDAL.HE'S ACCUSED OF LYING ABOUT ITTO INVESTIGATORS.WVTM13'S MARLEI MARTINEZ ON WHYTHE SUPERINTENDENT SAYS THEPRINCIPAL IS AN HONEST MAN.MY LIFE -- MARLEI: AT HUEYTOWNHIGH SCHOOL, POLICE SAY THEREARE TWO ACCUSATIONS OF A FEMALE TEACHER ALLEGEDLYHAVING INAPPROPRIATE SEXUALRELATIONSHIPS WITH MULTIPLE MALESTUDENTS.>> I DON'T THINK IT'S ASITUATION WHERE PARENTS NEED TOTO BE PANICKING.MARLEI: HUEYTOWN'S POLICE CHIEFISN'T SOUNDING THE ALARM BELLS BECAUSE THE ACCUSATIONS AREA-YEAR-OLD.AND NOW THE PRINCIPAL IS INTROUBLE ACCUSED OF LYING ABOUTIT.>> THE PRINCIPAL WAS NOTCOMPLETELY FORTHCOMING INPREVIOUS INVESTIGATIONS AND HADNOT REPORTED THINGS THAT HADOCCURRED IN A TIMELY MANNER.MARLEI NOW, PRINCIPAL JOEGARNER FACES 2 MISDEMEANORCHARGES, FOR FAILING TO REPORT AND INTERFERING WITH AGOVERNMENTAL OPERATION.TO WHICH THE SCHOOLSUPERINTENDENT SAYS HE'SSURPRISED.>> DR. GARNER HAS BEEN A STAUNCHADVOCATE OF THE SAFETY ANDWELFARE OF CHILDREN.MARLEI: THE SUPERINTENDENT SAYSPRINCIPAL GARNER DID REPORT THEALLEGATION LAST YEAR AND THE SCHOOL SYSTEMINVESTIGATED.>> THE DETERMINATION WAS MADEBEING THAT THERE WAS NOSUBSTANTIVE EVIDENCE THAT WASCOLLECTED THAT IT WAS A MOOTISSUE AT THE TIME.MARLEI: BUT THE POLICE CHIEFSAYS THAT'S THE PROBLEM, THE SCHOOL'S INTERNALINVESTIGATION POSSIBLY GAVE SUSPECTS AND WITNESSES THEOPPORTUNITY TO DESTROY EVIDENCE.>> I'M NOT TRYING TO EDUCATEYOUR CHILDREN.I DON'T WANT THEM INVESTIGATINGMY CRIMES.MARLEI: HUEYTOWN'S POLICE CHIEFSAYS THE SCHOOL DID NOTIFY THEMABOUT THE ALLEGATIONS, BUT ONLYAFTER THE DISTRICT CONDUCTED ITSOWN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION.HE SAYS THE SCHOOLS HAVECONTACTED POLICE IMMEDIATELY FORA JOINT INVESTIGATION INSTEAD.GUY: THE SUPERINTENDENT SAYS DR.

Hueytown High principal wanted on charge he tried to cover up teacher-student sex allegations